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- CPT Word Processor, Model 8525, 1981 -
- 1981
- Collections - Artifact
CPT Word Processor, Model 8525, 1981
- "The Walking Office" Wearable Computer Prototype, 1984 - The Walking Office Wearable Computer is a prototype model created by the design group Salotto Dinamico. This proposed device subverted where (and when) the office could be, turning the human body into a mobile workstation. A keyboard, display arc, and cassette recorder became personal adornment--also capable of pairing with an acoustic modem to exchange data through telephone lines.
- 1984
- Collections - Artifact
"The Walking Office" Wearable Computer Prototype, 1984
The Walking Office Wearable Computer is a prototype model created by the design group Salotto Dinamico. This proposed device subverted where (and when) the office could be, turning the human body into a mobile workstation. A keyboard, display arc, and cassette recorder became personal adornment--also capable of pairing with an acoustic modem to exchange data through telephone lines.
- Compaq Portable II Computer, 1986 - This Compaq Portable II computer is a "luggable" system, complete with a sturdy carrying handle. It is one of the first IBM-compatible portable computers, and improves upon earlier Compaq models by adding two internal floppy disk drives. Weighing 26 pounds and with a price close to $5000, the concept of mobile, affordable computing was quite different than it is today.
- 1986
- Collections - Artifact
Compaq Portable II Computer, 1986
This Compaq Portable II computer is a "luggable" system, complete with a sturdy carrying handle. It is one of the first IBM-compatible portable computers, and improves upon earlier Compaq models by adding two internal floppy disk drives. Weighing 26 pounds and with a price close to $5000, the concept of mobile, affordable computing was quite different than it is today.
- Osborne Vixen Portable Computer, Model OCC4, 1984 - The Osborne Computer Company produced the first mass market portable computer--a suitcase-sized "luggable" system weighing 23.5 pounds. Despite initial success, when Osborne declared bankruptcy in 1983, it became the prototype victim of sudden, devastating, technological crashes in high-tech economies. The Osborne Vixen is similar to the initial model, released in 1984 when the company briefly bounced back from bankruptcy.
- 1984
- Collections - Artifact
Osborne Vixen Portable Computer, Model OCC4, 1984
The Osborne Computer Company produced the first mass market portable computer--a suitcase-sized "luggable" system weighing 23.5 pounds. Despite initial success, when Osborne declared bankruptcy in 1983, it became the prototype victim of sudden, devastating, technological crashes in high-tech economies. The Osborne Vixen is similar to the initial model, released in 1984 when the company briefly bounced back from bankruptcy.
- Xerox "Kurzweil Reading Edge Optical Recognition Speech Synthesizer," 1992 - This assistive technology device was created for people who are blind or with visual impairments. Using text-to-speech synthesizer technology and optical character recognition, it can scan text from any kind of printed material and then read it out loud. This includes books, magazines, mail--even food packaging. Reading speed is adjustable and its memory can store 100 pages of text.
- 1992
- Collections - Artifact
Xerox "Kurzweil Reading Edge Optical Recognition Speech Synthesizer," 1992
This assistive technology device was created for people who are blind or with visual impairments. Using text-to-speech synthesizer technology and optical character recognition, it can scan text from any kind of printed material and then read it out loud. This includes books, magazines, mail--even food packaging. Reading speed is adjustable and its memory can store 100 pages of text.
- Macintosh SE Computer, Used for Digital Typography Design by Zuzana Licko and John Downer, 1986 -
- 1986-1999
- Collections - Artifact
Macintosh SE Computer, Used for Digital Typography Design by Zuzana Licko and John Downer, 1986